This past weekend my kids & I caught and released about 25 - 30 fish from The Upper Mississippi; smallies, catfish, carp, sucker, walleye. We used #6 Gamakatsu Octopus Circle hooks with a 1/2 crawler threaded on. Walleye size octopus hooks with a circle point, pinched barbless.
Not a single gut, throat or gill hooked fish, and more hook-ups than "worm thiefs".
Some other guy came in with a 5 or 6 lb. channel cat, and asked me if I wanted it. I said no, and he released this fish, bleeding from it's gills, into the river to die. I know those things happen, but if a simple choice of hooks can decrease needless mortality - I'm all for it. Try some, and then tell your friends.
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there a bugger to clean but oh so worth it.
mom used to brown it rolled in flour and salt and pepper. put it in a roaster add onions, dry onion soup mix and bake it. depending on how bog or old it was pretty much depended on how long it needed to bake!!!!! usually a good 3-4 hours!!!!
Any recs on how to find a good general dentist in Stamford? I will be paying cash. Getting a referral from a trusted friend or family member would be nice but let's say this isn't an option.
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We get eggs from locals who have chickens. The difference in shelf life between washed and unwashed eggs was weird the first time I heard it. Months for unwashed; maybe a month for washed.
Farm fresh is a fair amount different than from the grocery store. Bigger yolks and thinner shells are two of the more noticeable differences. I had my first red yolk eggs a few weeks ago. Kinda freaked me out but it’s no big deal really.
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This past weekend my kids & I caught and released about 25 - 30 fish from The Upper Mississippi; smallies, catfish, carp, sucker, walleye. We used #6 Gamakatsu Octopus Circle hooks with a 1/2 crawler threaded on. Walleye size octopus hooks with a circle point, pinched barbless.
Not a single gut, throat or gill hooked fish, and more hook-ups than "worm thiefs".
Some other guy came in with a 5 or 6 lb. channel cat, and asked me if I wanted it. I said no, and he released this fish, bleeding from it's gills, into the river to die. I know those things happen, but if a simple choice of hooks can decrease needless mortality - I'm all for it. Try some, and then tell your friends.
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